US family wins damages for chemical in toy
A US family has won damages after a child swallowed a decorative bead coated with a chemical that metabolised into a date-rape drug when ingested.
A US family has won a $US435,000 ($A557,690) judgment in federal court after a child swallowed a decorative bead coated with a chemical that metabolised into a date-rape drug when ingested, marking the first verdict of its kind in the country over the toy.
THE jury decision on Thursday in favour of Mark and Beth Monje came in one of several lawsuits filed against Aqua Dots, a toy craft kit in which children can create designs by spraying beads with water.
Russia charges Aussie captured in Ukraine
Russian authorities have laid criminal charges against captured Australian man Oscar Jenkins, who was a volunteer fighter for Ukraine.
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Wild scenes as massive inferno rages in Paris
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